本书分为两个部分，共24个单元，**部分为日常活动及外事接待；第二部分为外经贸业务活动的具体环节。

编写工作是在全国外经贸院校21世纪高职高专系列教材编委会的指导下进行的。本书由王乃彦同志任主编，钟晓菁、李富森同志任副主编，参加编写工作的有王家民、王琳、刘长声同志。

Unit 1 Travelling by Air
Unit 2 At the Airport
Unit 3 At the Hotel
Unit 4 Welcome and Farewell Party
Unit 5 Making Telephone Calls
Unit 6 Seeing a Dactor
Unit 7 Appointments and Arrangements
Unit 8 Traffic
Unit 9 At the Restarurant
Unit 10 Visits and Sightseeing
Unit 11 Recreational Activities
Unit 12 Shopping
Unit 13 Companies and Products
Unit 14 Enquiries and Offers
Unit 15 Price Bargaining
Unit 16 Conclusion of Business
Unit 17 Terms of payment
Unit 18 Packing and Labelling
Unit 19 Delivery and Shipment
Unit 20 Insurance
Unit 21 Claims and Settlement
Unit 22 Investment and Technology Transfer
Unit 23 Agency and Exclusive Seles
Unit 24 Compensation Trade and Processing Trade

随着我国对外经济贸易的发展和中国加入WTO，国际商务活动日趋频繁，为了培养具有一定经贸英语水平的应用型人才，满足目前从事或即将从事涉外经贸人员进行商务活动与贸易洽谈的需要，我们编写了此书。